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Week 2
English
10
Architecture
5th Grade
02/15/2007

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Term
Debility
Definition
the state of being weak in health or body

Sentence- when my granpas was old, around the age of 78 he was very debeliate.

Synonyms- Week. asthenia.
Term
Epistolary
Definition
written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence

Sentence- i hate an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs.

Synonyms- book,story
Term
Acrophobia
Definition
Fear of heights

Sentence- i have acrophobia when i am near heights.

synonyms- fear, heights
Term
Bourgeois
Definition
The marxist term for the middle classes whose interest it is to preserve the status quo

Sentence- during the French revolution the bourgeois were the class that was targeted during the regin of terror.

Synonyms- middle class, French people
Term
Hiatus
Definition
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Sentence- i have never been hiated.

Synonyms- suspeneded, Foramen
Term
Languid
Definition
drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion.

Sentence- sometimes during Mr.Haleys class i am very Languid

Synonyms- Dreamy, sleepy
Term
Obscured
Definition
not clearly understood or expressed

Sentence- my freind are always obscured when i talk about School.

Synonyms- dark, comfused
Term
Poised
Definition
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

Sentence- George's poised hammer killed me yesturday

Synonyms- Collected, Contained
Term
Resplendent
Definition
having great beauty and splendor

Sentence- what i want for christma are splendid costumes.

Synonyms- glorious, Wonderful
Term
Therapeutic
Definition
Used to treat disease and help healing take place

Sentence- i whope i would never need Therrapeutic for any sickness.

Synonyms- medicine, Drug
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